Garment hanger attachment



oct. 15, 1940.k c. JENTz 2,218,150

\ GARMENT HANGER ATTACHMENT Filed Nov. 14, 1939 ATTORNEYS Y Patented Oct. 15, 1940 UNITED STATES PATENT FFCE GARMENT HANGER ATTACHMENT Carl Jentz, Canton, N. C.

Application November i4, 1939, Serial No. 304,424 y 2 Claims,

lhis invention relates to attachments for garment hangers, and its general object is to provide an attachment in the form of a shield primarily designed for application to a wire hanger of the type now in general use, to prevent the same from' creasing or distorting a garment, such as for-example a coat, it being Well known that wire hangers, due to the thinness of the wire thereof, will result in creasing and distorting the shoulders of a coat or the like, if hung thereon for any length of time.

A further object is to provide a garment hanger attachment in the form of a strip like shield that includes relatively wide outer portions for receiving the shoulders of a'coat, so as to retain the same in proper shape.

Another object is to provide a garment hanger attachment that can be easily and expeditiously secured to the hanger, but casual removal or displacement thereof is practically impossible.

A still further object is to provide a garment hanger attachment that is simple in construction, inexpensive to manufacture, and extremely eii'cient in use and service.

This invention also consists in certain other features of construction and in the combination and arrangement of the several parts, to be hereinafter fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawing and specifically pointed out in the appended claims.

In describing the invention in detail, reference will be had to the accompanying drawing wherein like characters denote like orcorresponding parts throughout the several views, andin which:

Figure l is a front view illustrating my attachment applied to a hanger. i

Figure 2 is a top plan view thereof.

Figure 3 is a perspective view of the attachment per se.

Figure 4 is an enlarged fragmentary longitudinal sectional view taken through one end portion of the attachment and illustrating the manner of attaching the same to the hanger.

Figure 5 is a sectional View taken approximately on line 5 5 of Figure 1.

Figure 6 is a sectional View taken approximately on line I-E of Figure 4, looking in the direction of the arrows.

Referring to the drawing in detail, it will be noted that the hanger shown is made from a single strand of wire, in the usual form, to provide a lower horizontal portion I terminating in rounded ends that extend intoupwardly directed converging portions or arms 2 which have their upper ends extending into aligned horizontal portions 3 and from the horizontal portions the strand is shaped to provide spacedparallel upright portions t, directed toward each other and twisted one aboutthe other as at 5. From the twisted portions, one end portion of the strand Vg5 extends into the shank t of a suspending hook i" while the other end portion terminates slightly above the` twisted portions, as'clearly shown in Figure l.

It is obvious that the hanger shown forms no 10 part of my invention which lies solely in the attachment therefor, andthe hanger is shown merely to illustrate the application of the` attachment which of course can be applied towireY hangers of other shapes. "15

The attachment is in the form of a shield and can be made from any sheet material suitable for the purpose such as cardboard, heavy paper, Celluloid or the like to provide an elongated relatively narrow intermediate or 'body portion 8,120 and enlarged substantially oval shaped end portions '9 that preferably hasjscalloped edges as shown, but of course it will be understood that the edges may be plain and the portions 9 may be of any other suitable shape. In any event they are integral with the body portion 8 and it might be mentioned here, that the attachment in its entirety is stamped, cut or otherwise made into a single blank, as shown in Figure 3.

Extending longitudinally of the body portion 8 midway the ends thereof is a slot I0 for the passage of the hook 'l therethrough'in applying the attachment to the hanger and the slot is of a width to t the parallel upright portions 4, as best shown in Figure 1, so that the body portion will lieflat upon thehorizontal portions 3 and thence follow the shape of the arms 2 for disposal thereon accordingly, as clearly shown in Figure 1.

The attachment is of course of a length to extend to the outer ends ofA the arms 2 and struck longitudinally from the end portions 9 to provide slots I I Lare string like locking tongues I2, for securing the portions 9 to the arms 2. For that purpose, the portions 9 are forced downwardly against the arms 2 for disposing the latter through the slots II, thence the tongues are inserted. between the arms 2 and the portions 9, as best shown in Figures 2 and 4. It will be obvious that due tothe-inherent qualitiesof the 50 material, especially cardboard or the like, that the end portions 9 will tend to straighten themselves from their bent position and bind the tongues against the arms 2, thus preventing the tongues from being withdrawn from beneath tions 9 secured to the arms.

I preferably provide substantially triangular 4shaped ears i3 formed on the outer edges of the body portion 8, upon opposite sides of the slot Ill, to be inturned toward each other for disposal between the spaced parallel upright por-- tions 4 of the hanger, as clearly shown in Figure 1, and the ears I3 are disposed in overlapped association with each other as well as adhesively or otherwise secured together, if necessary or desired. However, if the ears are properly creased along their connection with the body portion, they will remain disposed between the upright portions 4, Without the use of securing means, and the ears are of a width to contact the confronting faces of the upright portions 4, to prevent longitudinal movement of the attachment on the hanger, thus it will be seen that the ears, theengagement of the walls of the slot l with the upright portions 4, and the locking tongues I2 all cooperate for securing my attachment to the hanger against casual displacement or removal therefrom.

From the above description and disclosure in the drawing, it will be obvious that when my attachment is mounted on the hanger, garments can be applied thereto without fear of creasing or distorting the same.

It is thought from the foregoing description that the advantages and novel features of the invention will be readily apparent.

It is to be understood that changes may be made in the construction and in the combination and arrangement of the several parts, provided that such changes fall within the scope of the appended claims.

What I claim is:

l. An attachment for a garment hanger including converging arms and a suspending hook, said attachment providing a shield for the garment and comprising an elongated intermediate the arms 2, so that they will hold the end porportion slotted midway its ends for the passage of the hook therethrough to dispose said portions along the length of the arms to overlie and rest thereon, enlarged end portions formed on the intermediate portion, tongues struck from the end portions to provide slots for receiving the arms therethrough, said tongues being adapted for disposal between the end portions and the arms for the latter to set up a binding engagement with the tongues to cooperate with the rst slot for securing vthe attachment to the hanger, ears formed on the intermediate portion upon opposite sides of the rst slot to engage certain portions of the hanger to prevent endwise movement of the attachment on the hanger.

2. An attachment for a garment hanger including converging arms and a suspending hook,

said attachment providing a shield for the garthrough, said tongues being adapted for dis' posal between the end portions and the arms for the latter to set up a binding engagement with the tongues to cooperate with the first slot for securing the attachment to the hanger, and substantially triangular shaped ears formed on the intermediate portion upon opposite sides of the rst slot and adapted to be arranged in overlapped relation with each other for disposal between and to engage certain portions of the hanger to prevent endwise movement of the attachment on the hanger.

CARL JENTZ. 

